M/V makedonia, nine persons on board, abandoned vicinity 35-19N 029-55E
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin · HYDROLANT 1222/01
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2001-04-23 12:43Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC #032 230805Z APR 01; NAVAREA II 159/01 230620Z APR 01; WZ 907/01 230706Z APR 01. Issued 2001-04-23 08:30Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin. The parsed report position is 35.317, 29.917. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Hazardous operations 172150Z to 180200Z apr, alternate: a. 2150Z to 0200Z commencing daily 18 and 19 aprcancelled by this notice
- Underwater operations in progress until further notice by M/V toisa crest vicinity 51-00.0N 001-41.6Ecancelled by this notice
- Hazardous operations 172150Z to 180200Z apr, alternate: a. 2150Z to 0200Z commencing daily 18, 19 apr and 21…cancelled by this notice
- Derelict 78 meter M/V makedonia adrift vicinity 35-27N 029-59Elater cancellation notice
Current notices and reporting history in the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin →
- issued
- 2001-04-23 08:30Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC #032 230805Z APR 01; NAVAREA II 159/01 230620Z APR 01; WZ 907/01 230706Z APR 01
- NAVAREA
- NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
- issued by
- JRCC PIRAEUS AOR-E EGC
- sea
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- position
- 35.317, 29.917
- vessel
- M/V MAKEDONIA · 3 messages
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. M/V MAKEDONIA, NINE PERSONS ON BOARD, ABANDONED VICINITY 35-19N 029-55E. VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE. REPORTS TO JRCC PIRAEUS, TELEX: 60121 1588, PHONE: 301 411 2500, FAX 301 413 2398. 2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1138/01(37) AND 1139/01(24,51). 3. CANCEL HYDROLANT 1197/01(37), OPERATIONS COMPLETED.
Reading this warning
- Persons on board (POB)
- The number of people reported aboard a vessel in distress, overdue or missing.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
- Keep a sharp lookout
- A request to every ship in the area to watch for the vessel, people or object described.
- Assist if possible
- The second half of the standard rescue request: ships able to help are asked to do so.
- RCC / JRCC (Rescue Coordination Centre)
- The centre that organises search and rescue in its region; warnings ask ships to send their reports there.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROLANT
- The U.S. long-range warning series for Atlantic waters outside NAVAREA IV, including the eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and adjoining seas.
Collected reports in this area · distress & casualty cases (archived)
114 within 180 nm since 1999 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Man overboard2023-08-31
- Distress signal received from F/V in vicinity 36-00.00N 030-15.00E at 292330Z apr2023-04-30
- Distress signal received in 35-53.00N 030-29.00E2023-04-05
- Distress received from vessel, 300 persons on board in 34-27.00N 030-10.00E2022-09-20
- Derelict 20 meter vessel capsized and adrift in 33-34.00N 030-52.00E at 161400Z aug2022-08-16
- Search and rescue operations in area bound by 35-12.00N 028-09.00E, 35-12.00N 027-36.00E, 34-48.00N…2022-08-12
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 distress & casualty cases (archived) listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 11:25Z; source collection times vary.
Incidents
Search-and-rescue broadcasts, published only once a case has been closed for 30 days: groundings, sinkings, capsizes, fires, man overboard, overdue vessels. Nothing here is live. All current distress & casualty cases (archived) →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.